Zvi Sukkot

Israel advances bill for authority over West Bank heritage, archaeology sites

Seven MKs voted in favor of the bill, and five MKs opposed it. It will need to pass three readings in the Knesset’s plenum to become a law.

|ByMIRIAM SELA-EITAM
The Knesset Education, Culture and Sports Committee approved the advancement of a controversial bill to establish an authority to oversee antiquities and heritage sites in the West Bank, February 5, 2026.
A "Haaretz" newspaper being read in the middle of Times Square.

Tainted views, distorted teaching: Should Haaretz be banned from Israeli high schools? - opinion

Education Minister Yoav Kisch requested a professional oversight unit to review complaints that highly critical Haaretz content has been included in high school exams.

|ByYISRAEL MEDAD
Zvi Sukkot attends a Religious Zionist Party meeting at the Knesset, Jerusalem ,January 23, 2023.

'Anti-Zionist propaganda': Sukkot pushes Education Ministry to remove Haaretz texts from exams

Sukkot stated that Haaretz has "become a mouthpiece for anti-Zionist propaganda, and in some cases even includes content that encourages the delegitimization of IDF soldiers and the State of Israel.

|ByKESHET NEEV
MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

MK Zvi Sukkot blocked from entering US due to Sde Teiman riots participation - report

Sukkot, who is under investigation for his involvement in the Sde Teiman riots, was supposed to travel to the US two weeks ago but had to cancel his trip after the visa was denied.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF

MK Sukkot submits bill demanding Israel have governance of Cave of the Patriarchs, not Waqf

The bill cites Abraham's biblical purchase of the land as proof of Jewish ownership, and suggests that local municipalities be granted authority over the site. 

NOVEMBER 14, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Zvi Sukkot (RZP) visiting the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron.

MK Zvi Sukkot summoned for questioning due to role in Sde Teiman riots

The Sde Teiman riots, where protesters and several MKs breached the base, occured in March 2024.

OCTOBER 27, 2025BySARAH BEN-NUN
MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

Smotrich to send Israel to elections should Gaza plan remain unchanged, RZP source tells 'Post'

Finance Minister and RZP head Bezalel Smotrich, along with MK Zvi Sukkot, threatened elections in protest of Netanyahu's recent cabinet decision on the occupation of Gaza.

AUGUST 10, 2025ByKESHET NEEV, JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich (R) and MK Zvi Sukkot (L) attending a conference in the Knesset regarding occupying parts of the Gaza Strip and re-establishing Jewish settlements in the enclave, July 22, 2025; illustrative.

Smotrich: IDF chief told me Israel must annex northern Gaza for 'security purposes'

Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich made the claim to a conference in the Knesset on Tuesday, which discussed right-wing plans to rebuild settlement blocs across the Gaza Strip.

JULY 22, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF, WALLA!
(From R-L) Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, MK Zvi Sukkot, MK Limor Son Har-Melech, Settler activist Daniella Weiss, attend a Gaza settlement conference at the Knesset, July 22, 2025.

Almog Cohen resigns from gov’t over Nevatim airport law

After resigning, Cohen accused the “deep state” (professional government echelon) of pushing for the airport to be built in the Jezreel Valley instead. 

JUNE 29, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK Almog Cohen reacts at the Supreme Court in Jerusalem during a petition to allow medical treatment for Hamas terrorists, July 1, 2024.

Ministers, two MKs summoned for investigation of Sde Teiman breach, two refuse summons

The breach occurred on July 29, after the IDF Military Police Criminal Investigation Division raided the base and arrested reservist soldiers on suspicion of sexually abusing a detainee.

MAY 11, 2025ByELIAV BREUER
MK ZVI SUKKOT protests last week at the Sde Teiman military base, against the detention of reserve soldiers suspected of sexually abusing an imprisoned Hamas terrorist. There’s a growing population that believes the law doesn’t apply to them, says the writer.

'No need to obey High Court if it supports Netanyahu's removal from position,' Zvi Sukkot says

Sukkot's comments came following Bar's submission of an affidavit to the High Court on Monday against his dismissal by the government. 

APRIL 22, 2025ByWALLA!
Former MK Zvi Sukkot in Jerusalem. February 6, 2025.

Israel Police: No investigation into Sde Teiman breach until official request made

"We regret that the attorney's office and the Attorney-General have chosen to communicate with the Israel Police through the media rather than in a direct and transparent manner," the statement read.

MARCH 27, 2025ByALON HACHMON, AVRAHAM BLOCH
Attorney-General Gali Baharav-Miara attends the Knesset in Jerusalem. November 18, 2024.

A-G approves investigation into MKs Sukkot, Vaturi over breaking into Sde Teiman base

This comes after a July incident where military police arrested reservists on suspicion of sexually assaulting detained a Nukhba terrorist.

MARCH 26, 2025ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
MK Zvi Sukkot breaks into the Sde Teiman facility, July 29, 2024.

Bill allowing Jewish settlement in Gaza put to Knesset, coalition MKs plan to 'right injustice'

Ahead of Thursday's visit, Sukkot said "the renewal of settlement in Gaza is above all a matter of righting historical injustice."

DECEMBER 16, 2024ByMATHILDA HELLER
Illustration: MKs Zvi Sukkot, Limor Son Har-Melech and Avichai Boaron in front of the Gaza border